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\u201cJust by the mere act of reading this sentence you have successfully broken a <\/strong> code.\u201d <\/strong> It is thanks to this opening sentence that we became hooked to bestselling author Sinclair McKay\u2019s book, The Hidden History of Code-Breaking<\/a>: The Secret World of Cyphers, Uncrackable Codes, and Elusive Encryption. As language has evolved over humanity\u2019s history to enable clearer, more concise communication, so have attempts to obscure it. Why? Simply to conceal sensitive information found in everything from love letters, to details about ancient civilizations\u2019 puzzling advancements, all the way to wartime communiqu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

And while codes can be fun to make sense of, deciphering them \u2014 or being unable to \u2014 can often have enormous consequences<\/strong>. Take, for instance, the Nazis\u2019 enigma machine during World War II: A device based on a sophisticated encryption system that was put in place to ensure the secure transmission of highly confidential data \u2014 until its downfall thanks to the genius minds of Polish mathematicians. Ultimately, the book is a celebration of human creativity throughout the centuries and what it is capable of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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